Hello,
We re-homed a cat about a month ago. He is approximately 12 months old and we are his third home - through personal and home circumstances of his previous owners, no fault of his own.
He has been fairly nervous, but I thought he was settling in. We have given him his space to get used to the house, he has the same bedding, scratching post, cat tower, litter tray (which he used immediately after arrival) that he had in his previous home. It had helped that we have been working from home so he has had some company and got used to the noises of the house. He gets played with, he has fishing rod type toys, balls, laser pen, tunnels, hiding places in various parts of the house.
He is unvaccinated and has not been neutered yet as the vet is unwilling to carry out the routine procedures during lockdown. He is an indoor cat and always has been.
He was settling in well, he is affectionate and cheeky, would come and sit on knees etc but suddenly today has become very aggressive. This has went on all day. He napped in the afternoon continued the same behaviour when he woke. Getting out his bed purely to attack one of us with claws and teeth while screeching at the same time. It's scary! Or suddenly going from sitting on the floor calming to attacking someone while making an awful noise. We are reacting calmly, walking away and leaving him alone until he calms down. He also seems more nervous today, jumping at any noise or movement, totally alert and nervy, running away to hide which he had stopped doing.
I just wondered if anyone had any advice. Reading through some of the other threads, I'm going to get a Feliway (?) diffuser tomorrow as I saw people had recommended them. I know there are lots of experienced cat owners here and I would appreciate any help please.